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Malaysia

The People Living with HIV Stigma Index in The Malaysia was conducted in 2012.

A total of 421 PLHIV throughout Malaysia participated in the study, with 14.6% from rural areas, 42.1% from small towns and 43.3% from the cities. Majority of the respondents who participated were male (70.2%), between 30 to 39 years old (47.4%), single (49.1%), with secondary school education (65.5%) and employed full time (39.1%). In terms of marriage and having children; about half of the respondents cited that they decided not to get married (43.4%) or have (more) children (59.2%).